Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames NHL Picks & Predictions 11/28/2018

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Dallas Stars head to Scotiabank Saddledome to take on the Calgary Flames on Wednesday, November 28, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Stars at +125 and the Flames at -155.

Dallas has a record of 12-10-2 this year. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've tallied 68 goals and surrendered 66 goals for a point differential of +2. For the year they have an ATS mark of 12-12-0 and an over/under record of 9-12-0. Calgary has a record of 14-9-1 this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They have scored 81 goals and given up 69 for a goal differential of +12. Their record against the spread is 14-10-0 while their over/under mark is 12-11-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 12-12-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 9-12-0 against the over/under this season

Important Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 14-10-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 12-11-0 against the over/under this season

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

11/24/18 GO Ben Bishop Lower Body is questionable Tuesday vs Edmonton
11/19/18 D Marc Methot Lower Body IR (11/19)
11/09/18 D John Klingberg Upper Body IR (11/09)
11/02/18 D Connor Carrick Foot IR (11/02)
10/03/18 C Martin Hanzal Back IR (10/03)
10/03/18 D Stephen Johns Head IR (10/03)

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

11/26/18 D Juuso Valimaki Lower Body is questionable

Player Spotlight

Tyler Seguin has scored 23 total points this year for the Stars. He has 7 goals this season with 106 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 16 assists on the year and averages 21.2 minutes played per contest. Jamie Benn averages 19 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 9 goals on 63 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the year. Anton Khudobin has 4 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Stars. He has 285 shots against him and he's surrendered 27 goals. He's made 258 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Johnny Gaudreau has 27 total points this season for the Flames. He has 8 goals this year with 69 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 19 assists on the year and averages 20.2 minutes played per contest. Sean Monahan averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 13 goals on 70 attempts. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 26 points on the year. David Rittich has 8 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has 315 shots against him and he's given up 22 goals. He's made 293 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have 26 total points this year, which is 16th in the NHL. They've scored 68 goals while giving up 66 scores, which has them ranked 23rd and 24th respectively. They have had 67 power play chances and scored 12 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That is 21st in the league. The Stars have given up 72 power play opportunities and surrendered 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 8th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.34% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 11th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames are 10th in the league with a total of 29 points this season. They have 17 power play goals on 83 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 14th in the NHL. They've given up 77 power play opportunities and surrendered 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking 23rd overall. As a team, the Flames are 8th with a total of 81 goals scored while they've given up 69 goals this season, ranking 19th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.14%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 17th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.9%, as they've attempted 1,281 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,396 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.9% as they have 960 attempts while they have given up 1,043 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 25th in the league. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 47.1% of the time, which is 31st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.9% for the season. That is 1st overall in the NHL. They have 735 face-off wins compared to 672 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.2%. That ranks them 5th in the league. On defense Dallas has 539 hits and they have blocked 353 shots from the opposition, putting them 8th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flames are 2nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44.5% for the season, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 740 face-off wins compared to 680 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.1%. That is 6th in the league. On defense Calgary has 365 hits and they have blocked 299 shots from the opposition, which is 29th in the league. Calgary is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54% as they've attempted 1,479 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,260 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 53.5% ranks 4th as they have 1,106 attempts while they have given up 961 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Stars/Flames NHL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Dallas +125

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